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12.02.2010

Aimee Carandang




Aimee Carandang
AKA Maria Aurora Amada Carandang


  • 1st Filipina pilot to fly as a full-fledged captain for the Philippine Airlines (1993)
  • 1st Filipina commercial pilot
  • Asia's first female pilot

QUOTE
"I have always believed that there are no boundaries in what women can accomplish in life."


ALIAS
"Aimee"


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Milestones in the History of PAL
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Distinguished Women Pilots

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